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Umiaks

Scope note

Open, native arctic North American skin boats seating more than one person and used for transporting goods and passengers; for similar but smaller and covered skin boats seating only one, use "kayaks."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212904

Broader Terms used

skin boats

Term used for

oomiak
oomiaks

Equivalent Terms used

umiak

Created

13yrs ago

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